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NET NEUTRALITY: A recent article posted on openDemocracy recounts how the European net neutrality rules were developed amid lively debate, and anticipates what is to be expected as the implementation of the rules starts.

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The guidelines for implementing net neutrality rules in the EU were published on Tuesday this week, eliciting mostly positive responses from net neutrality campaigners. Many however expressed concern over the fact that the guidelines do not explicitly forbid zero-rating, but national regulators are allowed to take a "case by case" approach to zero-rating initiatives.

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Public consultation on how to implement net neutrality rules across the EU ended on Monday this week. During the consultation period the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) received 400,000 submissions, which it will now have to process in preparation to its implementation plan, the Register reported.

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ICANN board approved the organisations’ new bylaws, which include a commitment to respect “internationally recognised human rights”, thus making the commitment an internal part of the way ICANN governs itself, Article 19 reports.